This one's gonna bruise

Ms.Orton reminds us that broken hearts wound both sides, no matter when they come along. It knows no age, and no circumstance. The title implies the obvious: this time, this one is going to hurt longer than the others. Despite her protestations, she is both sorry for him and herself. Another failed affair, the latest in a series.

Smart, self aware people know that love is often transient and unfair. They tell themselves in multiple ways that they are stronger, afterwards. Learning from mistakes, and all that. Still, when they fall (because we all fall), the descent is just as steep. The view is the same from the bottom of that hill.